Undisputed

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 delivers a robust 1080p and 1440p experience in Undisputed, but 4K Ultra reveals the GPU's limits. The data shows a clear progression: at 1080p with Low settings, the combo achieves 372.5 FPS, while High settings still produce 221.9 FPS. Moving to 1440p, the average frame rate at High remains strong at 160.9 FPS, indicating that the CPU has ample headroom to feed the RTX 4070 at these resolutions. However, the scaling pattern shifts dramatically at 4K, where the High preset drops to 101.6 FPS and Ultra falls to 68.8 FPS. This 3.3x reduction in frame rate from 1080p Low to 4K Ultra underscores that the rendering load is increasingly dominated by the GPU as pixel count rises.

The transition from 1080p to 1440p at High settings sees an average FPS reduction from 221.9 to 160.9, a 27% decrease. In contrast, the move from 1440p to 4K at High incurs a steeper 37% drop, from 160.9 to 101.6 FPS. This non-linear scaling suggests that the RTX 4070's 12 GB of GDDR6X memory and 192-bit bus are sufficient for 1440p, but the 4K resolution begins to saturate the GPU's compute resources. The CPU, with its 12 cores and 24 threads, is unlikely to be the bottleneck here; its 3DMark max-thread score of 13929 and Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 46438 indicate substantial parallel processing capability that is not stressed by this sports title's typical workload.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS across resolutions reveals a consistent pattern where the RTX 4070 becomes the primary limiter as resolution increases. At 1080p, the combo operates in a CPU-bound regime for Low and Medium settings, with 372.5 FPS and 270.7 FPS respectively. The jump to High at 221.9 FPS still leaves significant GPU headroom, suggesting that the Ryzen 9 9900X's single-thread performance—evidenced by a 3DMark single-thread score of 1286 and Geekbench single-core score of 3341—is capable of driving frame rates well beyond typical display refresh rates.

At 1440p, the data shows a more balanced workload. Low settings yield 273.1 FPS, which drops to 192.5 FPS at Medium and 160.9 FPS at High. The 4K results tell a different story: Low produces 170.4 FPS, Medium 124.9 FPS, and High 101.6 FPS. The gap between 1440p High and 4K High (59.3 FPS difference) is larger than the gap between 1080p High and 1440p High (61.0 FPS difference), indicating that the GPU's pixel throughput and memory bandwidth are being taxed more heavily at 4K. The RTX 4070's 504.2 GB/s bandwidth and 158.4 GPixel/s pixel rate are adequate for 1440p but become limiting factors at 4K, particularly when texture quality and shading complexity increase with the High preset.

Settings Recommendations

For 1440p gaming, the High preset at 160.9 FPS offers the best balance of visual fidelity and performance, as it remains well above the 100 FPS threshold while providing superior image quality compared to Medium at 192.5 FPS. The data indicates that Ultra at 1440p (106.8 FPS) is still playable but represents a significant 34% performance penalty over High for marginal visual gains. At 1080p, High at 221.9 FPS is the recommended choice, as it delivers a smooth experience without the diminishing returns seen when dropping to Medium (270.7 FPS) or Low (372.5 FPS), which offer negligible visual improvements in a sports context.

At 4K, the High preset at 101.6 FPS is the optimal selection, as it maintains playable frame rates while avoiding the substantial drop to Ultra at 68.8 FPS. The 32.8 FPS difference between High and Ultra at 4K suggests that Ultra's additional effects and shadow quality are disproportionately expensive on the RTX 4070. Players prioritizing high refresh rates should stick to 1440p, where even Ultra achieves 106.8 FPS, or 1080p, where all presets exceed 141 FPS. The Medium preset at 4K (124.9 FPS) could be considered for a safety margin, but High's 101.6 FPS is sufficient for most displays.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 combination ranks 414th out of 1580 tested combos in Undisputed, placing it in the 74th percentile of all system configurations. This rank reflects the strong CPU performance—the Ryzen 9 9900X sits in the 94th percentile vs all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 54450—paired with a GPU that ranks in the 81st percentile, yielding an average GPU benchmark score of 37283. The combo's position suggests that while the CPU is a top-tier performer, the RTX 4070's mid-range standing in the GPU hierarchy prevents the system from reaching the upper echelons of the ranking.

When compared to the CPU's nearest rivals, the Ryzen 9 9900X's average score is 0.4% lower than the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D (54681), 0.7% higher than the Intel Core i7-14700F (54097), and 1.5% to 1.8% lower than the Intel Core Ultra 5 245K and 245KF (55304 and 55421, respectively). These small deltas indicate that the CPU choice has minimal impact on overall system ranking in this game, which is heavily GPU-bound at higher resolutions. The GPU's nearest rivals show a similar pattern: the RTX 4070 is 0.6% slower than the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 (37507), 1.9% slower than the NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A (38008), and 2.2% slower than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile (38135), while being 2.5% faster than the AMD Radeon RX 5300M (36371). These margins are negligible in real-world gaming, confirming that the combo's rank is primarily determined by the GPU's absolute performance level.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS achievable with this combo at 1080p?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 372.5, achieved at 1080p with Low settings. At High settings, the frame rate drops to 221.9 FPS, and at Ultra it is 141 FPS.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K Ultra settings?

A: At 4K Ultra, the average FPS is 68.8, which is below the 100 FPS threshold commonly preferred for smooth gameplay. The High preset at 4K yields 101.6 FPS, making it a more viable option.

Q: Is the Ryzen 9 9900X a bottleneck for the RTX 4070 in this game?

A: The data suggests the CPU is not a bottleneck. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 372.5 FPS, and the CPU's single-thread score of 1286 in 3DMark and 3341 in Geekbench indicate it can handle high frame rates. The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K aligns with GPU load, not CPU limitation.

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested configurations?

A: The combo ranks 414th out of 1580 tested combos in Undisputed. This places it in the upper quartile, driven largely by the CPU's 94th percentile standing, while the GPU sits in the 81st percentile.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1440p High to 4K High?

A: The average FPS drops from 160.9 at 1440p High to 101.6 at 4K High, a 36.9% reduction. This loss is attributable to the GPU's increased workload at higher pixel counts.

Q: Does the RTX 4070's 12 GB VRAM affect performance at 4K?

A: The 12 GB GDDR6X memory is sufficient for this game's settings, as the 4K High preset still achieves 101.6 FPS. The bottleneck at 4K Ultra (68.8 FPS) is more likely due to compute and bandwidth constraints, given the 504.2 GB/s bandwidth, rather than VRAM capacity alone.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070, based on the Ada Lovelace architecture, provides the rendering backbone for this combo. Its 5888 shading units and 184 texture mapping units drive the measured frame rates, with a boost clock of 2475 MHz enabling high throughput in lighter loads. The GPU's 12 GB of GDDR6X memory, paired with a 192-bit bus and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth, handles the texture data for Undisputed's sports arenas and character models without evident swapping at 1080p and 1440p, as evidenced by the consistent scaling from Low to Ultra presets.

At 4K, the GPU's limits become apparent. The 158.4 GPixel/s pixel rate and 29.15 TFLOPS FP32 performance are adequate for 4K High (101.6 FPS) but insufficient for 4K Ultra (68.8 FPS), where the additional shading and post-processing effects increase the per-pixel cost. The memory clock of 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective) provides the bandwidth needed for high-resolution textures, but the 192-bit interface restricts total throughput compared to wider-bus GPUs. The GPU's 81st percentile ranking vs all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 37283, reflects this mid-to-high-tier positioning. Its nearest rivals, including the RX Vega 56 (37507) and RTX 4080 Mobile (38135), show that the RTX 4070 is competitive within its class, but the 4K Ultra results indicate that users seeking maximum settings at 4K would need a higher-tier GPU. The 46 RT cores and 184 tensor cores are present but are not directly measured in this game's FPS data, suggesting that Undisputed does not heavily leverage ray tracing or DLSS features in these presets.